Monthly Archives: December 2014

Unfalsifiable thoughts on falsifiability

Posted on 22 December 2014 by zolltan

To be able to tell science from other kinds of study, Karl Popper developed the idea that for a theory to be scientific, there ought to be an experimental way to show that the theory is false based on predictions … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs is not that insanely great

Posted on 14 December 2014 by zolltan

I think teenagers today have somehow joined a dangerous cult, and I am here to warn you of it in curmedgeonly old-timer fashion. It is the cult of Steve Jobs, and the cult is ubiquitous. Here’s how I know: over … Continue reading →

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Stereotypes

Posted on 14 December 2014 by zolltan

Melissa Dahl of New York Magazine points to a Park et al. study where they looked for correlations between facebook users’ predicted personality traits (based on a variety of information) and the words they use in their statuses. I uhh… … Continue reading →

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Bure-ing the Lede II

Posted on 4 December 2014 by zolltan

A few seasons back, I tried to perform a valuable service by making NHL.com style headlines for the entire Canucks roster. It’s time to admit I didn’t do a good job of copying the NHL style. Their headlines don’t actually try. … Continue reading →

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